Youth Today
Posts By Sarah Barr
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992NewsRacial Disparities Persist Even as School Suspensions Decrease, Federal Data Shows
Out-of-school suspensions dropped 20 percent nationally in recent years, but students of color and students with disabilities are still more likely to...
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1.5KNewsYouth Need Substance Abuse Help in Communities, Experts Say
Adolescents with substance abuse problems too often cannot access treatment unless they land in the juvenile justice system, experts say. Relying on...
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1.2KNewsThey Vote With Their Feet
Last year, when Allysha Bryant went to Camp Hoop Heros for the first time, one of her mentors complimented her as on...
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1.4KNewsSouth Carolina Close to Raising Age for Juvenile Offenders to 17
This week South Carolina lawmakers approved “raise the age” legislation that would increase the upper age of juvenile jurisdiction from 16 to...
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1.6KNewsGAO Calls for Reducing Barriers to College for Foster and Homeless Youth
Burdensome paperwork requirements, limited academic preparation and a lack of adult guidance and support make it difficult for foster and homeless youth...
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Better Collaboration Key to Helping Crossover Youth, Panelists Say
A Senate Judiciary hearing, held this week as part of National Foster Care Month, looked at how jurisdictions across the country are...
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1.6KNewsMore Foster Homes Needed, Lawmakers Move Away from Group Homes
Advocates spoke up at Capitol Hill briefing about the need for more supports for foster families and kinship care as states decrease...
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3.2KNewsFDA Anti-Smoking Campaign Focuses on LGBT Youth
The Food & Drug Administration wants young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender smokers to know there’s no safe amount of tobacco use.
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1.5KNewsStates Could Not Terminate Medicaid for Juveniles in Custody Under Bill
States would be prohibited from terminating Medicaid coverage for incarcerated juveniles under legislation introduced today in the House and Senate.
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1.1KNewsReport: Communities Can Do More to Support Children with an Incarcerated Parent
Children with an incarcerated parent often suffer emotionally, academically and financially, and too few policies consider their needs, says a new report...
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1.5KNewsDOJ Seeks to Improve Victim Services in Efforts to Combat Child Exploitation
WASHINGTON — The federal government wants to develop better ways to ensure children who are victims of sexual exploitation get the care...
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3.3KNewsFederal PSA Campaign and Study Aim to Increase Awareness of Youth Homelessness
A new federal campaign launches this month, alongside the release of a study that looks at the varied experiences of homeless youth...
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1.6KNewsCollaboration, Sharing Data Key to Helping Dual Status Youth, Experts Say at Symposium
DeAngelo Cortijo remembers the fear he felt as a young boy on the day his mother was lifted unconscious into an ambulance....
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1.9KNewsHouse Bills Seek to Improve Out-of-state Foster Placements, Infant Welfare
The House just passed legislation (which also has been introduced in the Senate) that aims to reduce the amount of time it...
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2.0KNewsFederal Commission Releases Recommendations to End Child Abuse Fatalities
A report released Thursday calls for a national strategy to end child deaths from abuse and neglect. The report emphasizes improved leadership...
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Communities Take Creative Approaches to Summer Learning
The students gathered at Nellie Muir Elementary School in Woodburn, Oregon, had a lot of questions for Sen. Ron Wyden when he...
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1.4KNewsAdvocates Cheer Probe of Racial Bias in Mississippi School Discipline
A federal investigation will examine whether discriminatory school disciplinary policies are disproportionately affecting black students in DeSoto County, Mississippi.
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2.5KNewsWashington’s Digital Citizenship Legislation Could be Model
Lawmakers in Washington state passed legislation last week designed to help students better understand their lives online — one of the first...
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2.7KNewsDating Violence: Peer Education Offers Strong Dose of Prevention
Peers can be a most powerful prevention tool when it comes to teen dating violence. “A big part of peer education is...
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1.2KVideosEx-Foster Youth Turned Lawmaker Prioritizes Spending for Foster Care Reform
“Somebody might get discovered tonight! I may have a record deal for you!” joked Georgia Rep. Erica Thomas, 28, at a communal...
